“As long as you live, you hope. You think that everything will just… get better.”

“People don't get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter you don't stop pulling the wings off flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it.”

“Just when you think it can't get any worse, it can. And just when you think it can't get any better, it can.”

“You must not surrender. You may or may not get there, but just know that you're qualified and hold on and hold out. We must never surrender. America will get better and better. Keep hope alive!”

“The longer you live, the better you get.”

“But hardly anybody ever finds out that their actions really, actually, hurt other people! People don’t get better, they just get smarter. When you get smarter you don’t stop pulling the wings off flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it.”

“the better you think, the better decisions you make. the better decisions you make, the better actions you take. the better actions you take, the better results you get”

“If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.”

“If you haven't been in a war and are wondering how long it takes to get used to losing everything you think you need or love, I can tell you the answer is no time at all.”

“The more you read and write, the better you think and live.”